Product Description

Studio: Tcfhe/mgm Release Date: 08/04/2008

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #49605 in DVD
• Brand: TCFHE/MGM
• Released on: 2004-10-05
• Rating: R (Restricted)
• Formats: Limited Edition, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: .55 pounds
• Running time: 225 minutes

Amazon.com
The Michael Moore Limited Edition DVD Collector's Set collects two of his landmark documentaries as well as a bonus disc of footage from the tour promoting his 2003 book Dude, Where's My Country? Bowling for Columbine (2002) tackles a meaty subject: gun control. Moore skillfully lays out arguments surrounding the issue and short-circuits them all, leaving one impossible question: why do Americans kill each other more often than people in any other democratic nation? Moore focuses his quest around the shootings at Columbine High School and the shooting of one 6-year-old by another near his own hometown of Flint, Michigan. By approaching the headquarters of K-Mart (where the Columbine shooters bought their ammo) and going to Charlton Heston's own home, Moore demands accountability from the forces that support unrestricted gun sales in the U.S. His arguments are conducted with the humor and empathy that have made Moore more than just a gadfly; he's become a genuine voice of reason in a world driven by fear and greed. The two-disc special edition included here is officially out of print and not available separately. Its features include an updated voice-over introduction from Michael Moore on the first disc, as well as a direct-to-camera talk on the second disc in which he discussed reactions to the film, and his reaction to winning an Oscar (he had to recite his celebrated acceptance speech because the Academy refused permission for him to show a clip, and he offered his take on who was booing whom). Other extras are an enthusiastic commentary track by Moore's former receptionists and interns; good, thoughtful, funny, and provocative interviews with ex-Clinton Press Secretary Joe Lockhart and with film critic Charlie Rose; and a moving return to Littleton, Colorado--home of Columbine High School--to find out what local people thought of the documentary.

A brazen mixture of stand-up comedy, political commentary, CEO confrontations, and shenanigans with Random House tour escorts, The Big One (1997) follows Moore's book tour to promote Downsize This. In cities like Des Moines, Minneapolis, St. Louis, and Portland, Moore's lighthearted-sounding but deeply biting humor speaking before bookstore patrons is juxtaposed with painful-to-watch confrontations with security personnel at companies such as Procter & Gamble and PayDay. Moore speaks clandestinely with Borders employees organizing a union; a woman laid off from Ford attends Moore's Rockford, Illinois, bookstore visit the same day. Though slow in spots, frustrating if not depressing in others, it's intensely funny the rest of the time. The Big One is fundamental viewing.

On the bonus disc is a 13-minute featurette, "39 Cities in 23 Days." On the tour for his book Dude, Where's My Country?, Moore enthralls and amuses enthusiastic college crowds with points about the Bush-Saudi connections, voting machines, and "weapons of mass balloonery."

Customer Reviews

That's gotta hurt.
Leather Wing would only buy this if he ran out of toilet paper, because, you know, a dvd makes good toilet paper (maybe it's why he's so grumpy).
I would suggest purchasing it and watching it. Michael Moore may be more to the left than some, but god, hasn't anyone ever considered watching everything with a speculative eye? It's less biased than the news is - he reports, you decide, and most of it is things that should have been covered by the news in some fashion, but weren't.
Michael Moore is far more honest than the Republican talking heads (Rush, Coulter, Hannity). Watch, enjoy, investigate further.

M. Sturdivant really is a stupid white man
Michael Moore produces books and films that try to show what is actually happening in society. The USA seems dominated by idiots such as M.Sturdivant, who think George Bush is some kind of god. Wake up and smell the coffee guy! What about the budget deficit? How many soldiers are dying daily in IRAQ? Is any of this the fault of Kerry or Michael Moore? No, the responsibility lies solely with the Bush administration. You really need to watch F911 and actually learn something about the way you are manipulated.

Hey all you Michael Moore Haters!
I dont think anyone wants to know your opinon on the man just rate the movie. If you have something to say to him or about him go to his web site, this is not the place.

Now i think all his films are very informative if you look at them through objective eyes. I know more now about these topics (ex: the war on Iraq) than before i saw his movies. If you hate these movies just ask yourself, "Is this the truth or more true that what you get from FOX news or ABC?"